DALE MURPHY LEAGUE
1951
World Champion: Chicago Claymores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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NATIONAL LEAGUE |
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TEAM |
W |
L |
GB |
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TEAM |
W |
L |
GB |
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Chicago |
111 |
51 |
-- |
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Cincinnati |
105 |
57 |
-- |
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Detroit |
95 |
67 |
16 |
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Philadelphia |
99 |
63 |
6 |
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Washington |
93 |
69 |
18 |
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Brooklyn |
96 |
66 |
9 |
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New York |
84 |
78 |
27 |
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New York |
87 |
75 |
18 |
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Cleveland |
84 |
78 |
27 |
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Milwaukee |
83 |
79 |
22 |
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Boston |
80 |
82 |
31 |
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Pittsburgh |
63 |
99 |
42 |
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Kansas City |
62 |
100 |
49 |
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St. Louis |
58 |
104 |
47 |
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Baltimore |
39 |
123 |
72 |
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Chicago |
57 |
105 |
48 |
Chicago
defeats Detroit 4 games to 0
Philadelphia
defeats Cincinnati 4 games to 3
Chicago defeats
Philadelphia 4 games to 1
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AL |
NL |
Most Valuable Player |
Bobby Geary, BOS |
Bill Manning, PHI
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Cy Young |
Tom Seaver, WAS
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Jim Maloney, CIN |
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Fireman |
Kris May, CHA |
Jesus Ayrault, BRO |
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Rookie of the
Year |
Mickey Fisher, CHA |
Wes Strincevich,
PHI1 |
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Batting Champion |
Amos Cooper, CHA |
Bill Manning, PHI |
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Home Run
Champion |
Charlie Tate, DET, Bobby Geary, BOS |
Bill Manning, PHI |
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RBI Champion |
Fred Clarke, WAS |
Bill Manning, PHI |
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Triple Crown |
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Bill Manning, PHI |
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AL |
NL |
Batting Average |
Amos Cooper, CHA (.343) |
Bill Manning, PHI (.370) |
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Home Runs |
Charlie Tate, DET; Bobby Geary, BOS (49) |
Bill Manning, PHI (44) |
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RBIs |
Fred Clarke, WAS (126) |
Bill Manning, PHI (130) |
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Doubles |
Art Repoz, DET (39) |
Bill Manning, PHI (42) |
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Triples |
Jake Autry, BOS (12) |
Jeff Campusano, CHN (13) |
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Stolen Bases |
Shags Breckinridge, BOS (41) |
Johnny Rey, BRO (39) |
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Runs |
Vince Martin, NYA (140) |
Johnny Rey, BRO (128) |
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Wins |
Tom Seaver, WAS (24) |
Ewell Blackwell, CIN (23) |
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Losses |
Freddy Brynan, BAL (18) |
Alan Flilipowicz, CHN (18) |
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ERA |
Tom Seaver, WAS (2.20) |
Cozy Malone, PHI (2.07) |
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Innings Pitched |
Buzz Wilkerson, BOS (286.1) |
Ken Fleming, MIL (263.2) |
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Complete Games |
Buzz Wilkerson, BOS (15) |
Ewell Blackwell, CIN (11) |
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Shutouts |
Chris Fletcher, DET; Gary Nolan, DET (6) |
Cozy Malone, PHI (5) |
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Saves |
Kris May, CHA (51) |
Rich Bowerman, PHI; Roger Boop, NYN (46) |
RECORDS SET
Bill Manning, PHI: Sets NL Batting Average Record
Bill Manning, PHI: Sets DML Doubles Record
Art Repoz, DET: Sets AL Doubles Record
Johnny Rey, BRO: Sets NL Runs Record
Tom Seaver, WAS: Sets AL Wins Record, Ties DML Record
Cozy Malone, PHI: Sets NL ERA Record
Buzz Wilkerson, BOS: Sets DML Innings Pitched Record
Buzz Wilkerson, BOS: Sets AL Wins Record, Ties DML Record
Chris Fletcher, DET; Gary Nolan, DET: Set AL Shutouts Record, Tie DML Record
Kris May, CHA: Sets DML Saves Record
League:
Under new ownership, Washington Presidents renamed Washington Dictators del Mundo
Under new ownership, Pittsburgh Pottos renamed Pittsburgh Buccaneers
Pitching:
Scott Sullivan, CIN: 1-hitter versus St. Louis
Batting:
Bill Manning, PHI: 3 HR against Brooklyn, August 16th, 1951
Bill Manning, PHI: 5 HRs in 2 games (August 16th and 17th, 1951)
Bill Eagan, PHI: 3 HR against Pittsburgh, September 24th, 1951)
Bill Manning, 3 HR, 7 RBI against Chicago, September 26th, 1951
Jimmy Rosenthal, CHA: Hits for cycle against Baltimore
Jeff Campusano, CHN: 3 HR, 8 RBI game against Brooklyn
Paddy Perry (Icebox Perry), CHN: 3 HR, 7 RBI game against Pittsburgh
1 Though listed as ROY on the All-Star page, Roger Boop was disqualified from this award because of a glitch in the ROY logic